Support the POWER Act in Springfield on May 30th!
Sign up now to join with friendly folks going to Springfield on Saturday, May 30th, where we will meet and speak with our legislators on why Illinois needs regulations on data centers. A free bus ride will be available from Peoria to the Illinois State Capitol Building.
Another CO2 Deep Injection Well Application Made in HOI Group Area
The Big River Resources LLC ethanol plant, Galva, Henry County, IL, has filed to the U.S. EPA for a high-pressure CO2 deep injection well.
Illinois Implements State-Level Environmental Protections to Fill Gaps in Federal Rollbacks
The federal government is retrenching from science-based wetland protection following the flawed 2023 Sackett v EPA decision, but states, including Illinois, are stepping forward with protections of their own based on scientific facts, research, and democratic values.
HOI Sierra Club Receives Making Waves Award at 2026 Clean Water Celebration
The Heart of Illinois Group Sierra Club was one of three recipients of the Making Waves Award given by the Sun Foundation at this year's Clean Water Celebration at the Peoria Civic Center on April 20th.
| HOI Group Meetings and Events |
Patagonia and the Yelcho River » |
Wed, May 20, 6:30pm |
| Sierra Club member and fly fisherman, Craig Mitchell, will take us on a trip to the Patagonia Region of Chile where he spends several months each year in a cabin on the famous Yelcho River. The program will be followed by Cookies and Conversation. |
Let's Talk Data Centers: Our Water, Our Power, Our Communities » |
Thu, May 21, 6pm |
| Staff from the Citizens Utility Board, Faith in Place, Illinois Environmental Council, and Prairie Rivers Network, will hold a community conversation about data centers, their impacts on communities, and potential solutions and protections—both locally and statewide. Hosted locally by Central Illinois Healthy Community Alliance and Heart of Illinois Group Sierra Club. |
Wisdom of the Marsh » |
Wed, June 10, 7pm |
| Former Peoria Journal Star reporter Clare Howard will talk about her new book, Wisdom of the Marsh, which takes an in-depth look at the Montezuma Wetlands Complex in New York State through the overlapping lens of environmental and social justice. Exploring the history of the land and its relationship with the people who inhabited it, writer Clare Howard and photographer David Zalaznik present a complete portrait of the marsh’s exploitation and restoration, providing a hopeful perspective through which to view our future. |